Bill Text: TX SB739 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to designating October 10 as Supportive Palliative Care Awareness Day.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-18 - Effective on 9/1/23 [SB739 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SB739-Enrolled.html
| S.B. No. 739 | ||
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| relating to designating October 10 as Supportive Palliative Care | ||
| Awareness Day. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 662, Government Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 662.081 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 662.081. SUPPORTIVE PALLIATIVE CARE AWARENESS DAY. | ||
| (a) October 10 is Supportive Palliative Care Awareness Day to raise | ||
| awareness about supportive palliative care optimizing the quality | ||
| of life for seriously ill patients and their families. | ||
| (b) Supportive Palliative Care Awareness Day may be | ||
| regularly observed by appropriate ceremonies and activities. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 739 passed the Senate on | ||
| April 3, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 739 passed the House on | ||
| May 19, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 1, | ||
| two present not voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
